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Welcome to the Sunday Digest, brought to you by Acetech. In this issue, meet Canada's fastest-growing companies in Victoria, plus the woman entrepreneur making a regional impact. Have a great day. We'll see you again Thursday.

Douglas Street-based Premier Cloud named to Canada's top-growing companies list

The Globe and Mail recently released its Top Growing Companies list for 2022. 67 B.C. firms made this year's list, representing a wide range of industries, including many in technology. Out of that batch, two Victoria businesses, a cloud services provider and construction services company, made the cut. Here they are.

Founded in 2001, Premier Cloud specializes in delivering cloud services and solutions to small- and medium-sized business and enterprise clients across North America. Specifically, the company helps other businesses migrate, collaborate, and scale by leveraging Google Cloud.

By the numbers: With just over 20 employees, its three-year revenue growth rate was 170 percent, and its 2021 revenue was between $5 million and $10 million.

Of note: Last year, the company advanced to Google Cloud Premier Partner status, a designation that represents the highest status a Google Cloud Partner can achieve.

Fun fact: Current chief executive officer Daniel Azad started at the company in 2012 as a support specialist. He then rose through the ranks to become vice president of sales before becoming CEO in April of 2022.

The other Victoria firm on The Globe & Mail’s list is Banyan Group of Companies, which had a three-year revenue growth rate of 5,463 percent, more than $25 million in 2021 revenue, and 76 employees.

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📰 More Victoria innovation news

👩 Woman of Influence: Emilie de Rosenroll, CEO of South Island Prosperity Partnership, was recognized as an RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Social Change Award Finalist for Regional Impact. In this recently published Q&A, learn what success means to her, plus what she believes for-profit businesses could learn from the not-for-profit world.

🏥 Healthcare transformation: Life Sciences BC is partnering with Island Health and the Victoria Hospitals Foundation for the first Health xChange in Victoria. The public is welcome to attend this free knowledge exchange and networking event meant to showcase the innovative solutions transforming health care on Vancouver Island. The event will feature PechaKucha presentations, which include 20 slides presented for only 20 seconds, so 6-minute and 40-second presentations. Learn more and register.

🕴️ Tech jobs of the week

Find your next career:

• Senior Application Analyst at BC Transit

• Software QA (Test Specialist) at Quester Tangent Corporation

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